I spent most of my 20s working as an actor. I started writing and directing because I was frustrated with the types… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Why do so many women drop out of the workforce at this age, in our late 30s, early 40s? Well, often it's… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
As women we are very accustomed to putting ourselves in the shoes of male leads. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Actually, Nicole Holofcener's movies have always felt really right to me. 'Lovely & Amazing' is a movie about women's bodies that I… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I feel some responsibility, being one of the few women directors who are being given opportunities. Sometimes, that makes me want to… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Historically, we've attached a lot of shame to women and their bodies - probably since biblical times. It's a way that patriarchal… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
For the same reason I want to make movies about women, I also want to make movies that help men be better… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Someone once shared a statistic with me about how long it takes women to make their second films. On average, it's three… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
The more women directors that get hired, the more practices will shift, top down. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I never thought I was going to make a movie about men. I've always thought we don't have enough movies about women,… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I think there used to be more respect toward young people in movies. John Hughes really respects his characters and they're given their emotional… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I remember my grandmother's husband dying. But I think I was older. I think I was 7 or 8 when he died. But I… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
My normal way of filming something is, like, one camera, very well planned out, knowing exactly how we're going to get each shot. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
You live in an apartment in New York, and you think all the time about like, 'I don't even know who's living above me.'… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I spent most of my 20s working as an actor. I started writing and directing because I was frustrated with the types of roles… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I'm getting more and more used to the fact that being a director and being a woman are two things that everyone wants to… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I don't really believe that all theater needs to be filmed - for some things, the special part of live theater is that it… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I do think there's probably a little more opportunity to direct in television, because there are just so many TV shows. In movies, it… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
One of the boring tricks about capturing Broadway onscreen, actually, is just about all the different unions. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
Why do so many women drop out of the workforce at this age, in our late 30s, early 40s? Well, often it's because we're… — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
I just have no interest in making a biopic. No offence to biopics, it's just not where my mind goes. — Marielle Heller Copy Share Image
